It will be a big week next week for the Ferris State men's tennis team. The bulldogs are playing in the division two national tournament. The best part is, they are hosting the opening rounds right here in Big Rapids on Monday morning. The Dogs are the 2n

The Cadillac High girls' track & field team is having a nice year. The Vikings are expected to return to the states, and they are looking to bring back some top hardware. They have a lot of talented athletes back, including their 4 X 200 team, which is th

The Gaylord High softball team is on the road to repeat. The Blue Devils are the defending Division II state champions, and they are favorites to win the state title, again this season. The Devils are a loaded group, they have 9 players who will play in c

The Division II college sports season is down to the last weeks. For the teams that are still playing its' very exciting. They are in the postseason. The Ferris State Women's tennis team is going just that. The Bulldogs are in the national tournament, get

The start of the Northwoods Woodbat League is a couple of weeks away. The Traverse City Pit Spitters are getting ready for the season. They are putting in preparations for fans in Northern Michigan to enjoy the upcoming season. One of them is out offer a

As we look back at the high school wrestling coaching career of Gaylord High's Jerry Lajoie, he put the Blue Devils program on the map. From the beginning to the end, they dished out many of the best wrestlers in the state. Now, high school girls' wrestli

As we finalize the great coaching career of former Gaylord wrestling head coach Jerry LaJoie. In his final season with the blue devils, three of his wrestlers won state championship. The third member of the group is Ty Bensinger. He won the state title in

Central Michigan baseball was looking just to take one against Akron at home. The Zips won the first two, and they took the capper 8-5. In the first inning, the Zips got to Keegan Batka, scoring 5 runs. They had two 2-run jacks in the frame. The Zips then

On the diamond, Central Michigan hosted Akron. The Zips took the first game of the 3-game set, they also won the second. The score was 9-1. Central starter Evan Waters had control issues in the 2nd inning. He walked three and hit two batters. The Zips end

In Mount Pleasant, it was very busy on campus. It was graduation weekend, plus the Mid-American Conference Women's Lacrosse Championship. A lot of fans from the North wished for Central Michigan to play for a third straight MAC title. But the finale came

The Central Michigan women's lacrosse team opened up Mid-American Conference tournament play. The Chippewas were looking to win, and make it to the title game. They were going to a 3rd straight MAC championship, and another appearance in the NCAA tourname

In high school news, a big mark of success is to leave a program that is built to win for the future. That's what former Gaylord High wrestling coach Jerry LaJoie did, and the proof is in an underclassman, who has become the best, and he has two more year

The road to a third straight Mid-American Conference begins for Central Michigan. The Chippewas, who are hosting the MAC tournament tomorrow, are taking on Detroit Mercy. The CMU ladies won the regular season conference title, despite losing the final gam

Obviously, Central Michigan is starting a new ERA under head coach Ben Bennett. Bennett is inheriting a team, with most of the wrestlers returning. There are a couple of them from the North, including Louden Stradling and Brayden Gautreau of Gaylord. Both

Some of the greats in the Detroit Lions franchise were in Cadillac this past weekend. They were in the North for a day of fun of hooping it up at the same time raise funds for the local firefighters union. NEWSnet Northern Michigan's Bejoy Joseph has more